By Bud Milroy Sports correspondent One quarter proved to be the different Tuesday night the Catholic Central High School girls basketball team. The Lady ’Toppers nearly made it all the way back, but fell just short against Shoreland Lutheran in Burlington, 58-56. CCHS is now 2-3 in the Midwest Classic […]
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St. Cat’s runs away with game in second half
By Bud Milroy Sports correspondent A red hot Racine St. Catherine’s boys basketball team invaded Catholic Central last Saturday and bombed the Hilltoppers 76-37 in a Midwest Classic Conference meeting. “If they continue to shoot like they did tonight they are going to be awful hard to beat,” said Hilltopper […]
Demons hang on against Westosha
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor There wasn’t anything particularly special about Burlington High School’s boys basketball game at Westosha Central Tuesday night. Except, of course, a 17-8 third quarter and a 57-46 win over the Falcons. “It was an ugly win,” said BHS head coach Steve Berezowitz. “We did not […]
Poor first quarter dooms Demon girls
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In trying to break their 10-game losing streak, the Burlington High School girls’ basketball team needed a strong first quarter in their non-conference game against Waukesha West Tuesday. They did not get it. Outscored 18-2 in the first period, the Demon girls dug themselves a […]
From Out In Right Field: In the aftermath, how do you regard Paterno?
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor On Sunday morning, one of the greatest football coaches ever to grace the college stage left this Earth. Joe Paterno, the longtime head of the Penn State University football program, died of lung cancer at the age of 85. The man lovingly known […]
Standouts for the week of Jan. 27, 2012
Male Athlete of the Week Carson Biedrzycki, Burlington High School boys basketball: Playing perhaps his best game of the year – amid the Demons playing one of their best games of the year – Biedrzycki was a big part of BHS’s 75-55 win over Kenosha Bradford last week. Biedrzycki was […]
‘Instant tax refund’ loans can come with high price
If a W-2 is waiting in your mailbox, you probably want to get your hands on your tax refund as quickly as possible. If you are thinking about taking advantage of an advertised service that offers “instant tax refunds” or “quick money,” you may want to reconsider. “A quick tax […]
Funeral services Saturday for Waterford grad killed in crash
Leah Jaskie, 19, died in crash early Sunday morning By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer Funeral services for Leah Jaskie, 19, of Genoa City, formerly of Waterford, will be held Saturday at Mealy Funeral Home in Waterford. Jaskie, a 2011 Waterford Union High School graduate, was killed Jan. 22 car crash […]
Early retirement requests debated at School Board meeting
In the aftermath of Gov. Scott Walker’s Act 10 legislation, school districts – including Waterford Graded – wrangle with post-employment benefits. Locally, elected officials continued their discussion of the issue at a recent School Board Personnel and Finance Committee meeting and could have acted a retirement request at a regular […]
Manger mystery
Theft of Baby Jesus figure has touch of irony for local church By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief During his Christmas Day service at St. John’s Lutheran Church last month, the Rev. Kirk Lahmann spoke of another church that had the Baby Jesus stolen from its Nativity scene. He preached […]
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